Dialogue 对话
A. John, our current CFO is going to be leaving in 6 months and we need to find
a new one.
约翰，我们现任的首席财政官六个月以后就离职了，我们要找个新的。
B. Well, that’s why you hired me as your executive search consultant – to help
you find the right person for the job.
你雇我当高管猎头顾问就是干这个用的-帮你找到最合适的人选。
A. It’s a tall order though. The right person for our job isn’t going to be found
willy-nilly. We have very high expectations for someone who runs a corporation
like ours.
这可是要求很高的。合适的人选不可能随随便便就找到。我们对于能运营这家企业
的人选有很高的期望。
B. Of course. The first thing I want to really focus on with you in personality.
当然。首先我们要关注这个人的性格如何。
A. …personality? We’re talking about someone who will be in charge of billion
dollar balance sheets and financial planning. I’m not looking for miss
congeniality. We need to find someone with the right background and pedigree.
性格？我要找的是要负责几十亿美元规模的公司和承担公司财务规划任务的人。我
又不是要找老好人。我们要找的是背景和履历突出的人。
B. Absolutely, and part of what creates someone’s background and pedigree is
their personality.
当然。形成背景和履历的一个部分就是他的性格。
A. I’m listening.
嗯，有道理，你继续说。
B. Studies over the years have shown that for leadership positions such as
these, personality is often more important than intelligence.
近年来很多研究结果都显示，对类似高管职位，一个人的性格往往比智商更重要。
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A. What sort of personality is best suited for a position like this?
那什么样的性格最适合这种职位呢？
B. There are a number of traits we look for. Emotional stability and being able
to withstand a large amount of stress is really important. More than this, a high
degree of emotional intelligence and extraversion is important – a CFO not only
needs to be able to lead a team but also connect with, motivate, and inspire
individual employees.
重要的性格特征有很多。比如稳定的情绪和抗压能力十分重要。不仅如此，高情商
和开朗的性格也很重要。一个首席财政官不仅要能领导团队，还要能和他们联系在
一起，激励和鼓励员工。
A. What else?
还有呢？
B. Open-mindedness and a degree of flexibility are useful in being able to roll
with the punches that come with the position. And finally, I would say that a
strong methodical nature coupled with lots of motivation will ensure that they
can handle the nuts and bolts of managing such a large operation.
开放的思想和灵活性对于解决问题也很有帮助。最后，思路清晰和充足的动力能帮
助他们很好地掌控一家大型企业的各方面管理细节。
A. I see where you’re coming from. Both someone’s experiences and their
disposition need to be a good fit for the position.
我现在知道你的意思了。要能胜任这一位置，一个人的经验和性格同样重要。
B. Exactly right.
完全正确。
关键词汇
Roll with the punches rol wɪð ðə 'pʌntʃiz 抗压力强
willy-nilly 'wili'nili 随随便便
tall order tɔl 'ɔrdɚ 很难的任务
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CFO ˈsiː ˈef ˈoʊ 首席财政官
expectations ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz 期盼、期望
Miss Congeniality mɪs kəndʒinɪ'ælɪti 好好小姐、亲善小姐
pedigree 'pɛdɪɡri 良好的背景
emotional intelligence ɪ'moʃənl ɪn'tɛlɪdʒəns 情商
extraversion ,ɛkstrə'vɝʒən 外向
Nuts and bolts nʌts ənd bəults 细节
methodical mə'θɑdɪkl 有系统的、有条理的
补充词汇
Senior management 'sinɪɚ 'mænɪdʒmənt 企业高管
Beauty pageant 'bjuti 'pædʒənt 选美比赛
Introverted 'ɪntrəvɝt 内向
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Expansion
Roll with the punches (roll with the punches)
If you can’t roll with the punches, I’m afraid you won’t fit in well here.
如果你不能逆来顺受，那这里不适合你。
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I’ve been rolling with the punches for years.
我已经逆来顺受好几年了。
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He had rolled with the punches for long enough; it was time to retire.
他逆来顺受好几年了，也该退休了。
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willy-nilly (willy-nilly)
We can’t have tourists wandering around the military zone willy-nilly.
我们不能让游客在军事区随意闲逛。
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Before the tech bubble burst, it seemed like just about every tech company was beinghanded money from investors willy-nilly.
在科技产业泡沫崩盘前，看起来所有技术公司都从懵懵懂懂的投资人手里拿了不少钱。
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The new government increased spending willy-nilly.
新政府胡乱增加开支。
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tall order (tall order)
Introducing the product into an already saturated market was probably always going to bea tall order.
把新产品注入一个饱和的市场应该永远都是强人所难。
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It’s a tall order to imagine World Peace, but we can still take steps to alleviate thesuffering caused by war.
很难想象世界和平，但是我们可以采取措施减轻战争带来的痛苦。
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It’s a tall order to think that the economy will be doing better by this time next quarter.
很难想象下季度的这个时候经济会变得景气。
Grammar
I'm listening（我在听）
Often in a conversation or discussion, “I’m listening” is used to express a spike of interest from one party, where possibly (and in fact quite probably) there was little interest before.
在一段对话中，“我在听”用于表明一方的兴趣，有可能（经常）是一开始没什么兴趣。
例句:
I didn’t think I had his attention, but after I mentioned I went to Harvard, he was definitelylistening.
我觉得一开始他可能没怎么注意我，但我一说我去过哈佛时他肯定就在听了。
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You want to give me a job? I’m listening.
你想聘用我？我很有兴趣！
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Bob: “I think we should get married” Jane: “I’m listening.”
鲍勃：“我觉得我们应该结婚。”简：“我在听。”
Exercises
Culture
Miss Congeniality originates from the beauty pageants “Miss America” and “Miss Universe”. Chosen by the other contestants, a girl is crowned Miss Congeniality because she has demonstrated that she is friendly, helpful, genuine, and outgoing during the competition. Outside of the beauty pageant world, we use Miss Congeniality to describe someone with these kinds of positive dispositions.
好好小姐这个词最初是从诸如美国小姐或者环球小姐这种选美比赛中产生的。是由其他参赛者选出的，获得好好小姐称号的选手证明了她的友好，得力，真诚和比赛中的开朗。在选美比赛之外，我们用这个好好小姐形容人缘好、但没有其他出众才能的人。
Practice